In a stroke of brilliance, irony, or both, a recent “Crafts-4-Kids” program, hosted by the St. James Artisans, explored a story about hibernation as a howling northerly wind outside created an even deeper chill on a 39-degree day. The transition between reading a...
Delving into the world of essential oils with an Internet search can be overwhelming. The “information landfill” contains what you seek, but finding unbiased facts requires delving through some unsettling debris. How much better, then, to have a personal guide...
SMART Kids Club | Thursdays 4-5 PM | Barbee Library, Oak Island NC | No registration required! It’s a beautiful, 73-degree day on Oak Island in mid-January and kids are out enjoying themselves at … the library!? Sure they are, when it’s time for the SMART Kids...
Robotics Lego-We-Do Monday, Dec. 9 @ Barbee Library No tricky moon landing was attempted, but Oak Island’s Barbee Library was recently the site of several little Lego lunar rovers traversing some challenging pathways and picking up small objects in the building. It...
Readers shopping for some good books to give for the holidays—or keep to themselves—packed into Southport Realty on Saturday, Dec. 14 for FOLSOI’s biggest sale of the year. And what a sale it was—scores of happy shoppers and nearly $1,200 in donations to bring the...
